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This Year's Oscars Least-Watched in Past Twenty Years

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Photo Courtesy ABC

Looks like seeing Javier Bardem in a tux wasn't reason enough for many
Americans to tune into the Oscars this year. The Academy Awards telecast on ABC
was the least watched in over twenty years. The decline in viewship might have
had something to do with the fact that many A-list celebrities were notably
absent from the show—no Salma & Francois or Brangelina
on the red carpet this year—and were replaced by the likes of Miley Cyrus
and The Rock. Wow. When even Hollywood's biggest night can't draw out the

Movie Trailer: "No Country For Old Men" feat. Javier Bardem

Movie Trailer: "No Country For Old Men" feat. Javier Bardem

Hollywood's Dark Secret

"There's sort of an accepted myth [in the film business]," Will Smith told the Birmingham Post in 2005, during a press junket for his film Hitch, "if you have two black actors—a male and a female—in a romantic comedy, people around the world don't want to see it. So, the idea of a black actor and a white actress comes up—and that's a problem in the US." The solution, Will concluded, while revealing a bit of insider Hollywood racism?

Latinas.

Interview: Lymari Nadal of "American Gangster"

Puerto Rican actress Lymari Nadal make her U.S. film feature debut in "American Gangster"

Soda Stereo: The Sound and the Fury

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Photo: Courtesy Felip Rabat

One die-hard Soda Stereo fan wants you to relive the magic of hearing
the Argentine rock gods reunited for an unforgettable night—one of their three
(you read right: only three!) Stateside appearances. The band played two
concerts in Miami this week and one in Los Angeles earlier this month.
Cerati and the boys are now headed to Peru, before going back home to
wrap up the historic 2007 tour in Cordoba and Buenos Aires.

By Winston Romero

Your Oscars Cheat Sheet: Reviews of All Five Best Picture Nominees

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Still haven't seen this year's Oscar nominees for Best
Picture? Shame on you! Luckily, we've come up with the perfect cheat-sheet so
you won't embarass yourself in front of your movie-buff friends. Here are our reviews of the films nominated for Best Picture:

Juno

No Country for Old Men

Atonement

There Will Be Blood

Michael Clayton

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